Two of Oracle's key products – Oracle Database Server and Oracle Fusion Middleware – have vulnerabilities that merit the maximum security (brown alert) rating of 10.000, as measured by the Common Vulnerability Scoring System 2.0 metric.

Oracle uses the 'Common Vulnerability Scoring System" to give severity ratings for its bug fixes. The rating reflects the severity of the threat, the ease with which it can be capitalized on, and how the threat works in relation to its overall software environment.

Other vulns range in severity from relatively calm 4.3 ratings (Oracle Supply Chain Products, and Oracle Sun Middleware), up to the more worrying 6.9 for Oracle Support Tools. ®